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Has anyone used Quality Stair Rods?
Just having a stair carpet runner fitted, The guy in my local shop quoted me £27 a stair rod, but Ive found them at only £7.95. Has anyone used them and can you comment on the company and quality. Thanks guys
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Property damage by postman
On Thursday last, our postman smashed the latch on our newly installed pedestrian access gate (we thought) as he opened the gate when entering and it was in his hand when he had left the property. The three gates were only installed five weeks ago at approx £1000. We believe he forced the gate open. I made a complaint re…
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Shoddy work again what to do?
I've just read the other post and thought i'd put mine on... I have been working for a family ( im a plasterer ) and they showed me there bedroom last summer, and there was mushrooms, stains, ceiling falling down, basically it was like a cave..... The reason it was like this was the flat roof on top was useless. They had…
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Washing machine emptying into dishwasher?
OK, I'm not sure but would love it if somebody could help me diagnose the problem whether it is dishwasher or washing machine. Couple of days ago as I was unloading the dishwasher of clean dishes I noticed there was cloudy water in the bottom. :eek: Thinking there was a clog, I cleaned the filters and ran an empty cycle…
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Unvented hotwater tank
A quick question please. To get rid of the header tank and copper hot water tank and not wanting to go down the combo boiler route, I would like to install a unvented hot water tank. However, at the moment there is nothing wrong with my vented regular boiler so my question is....... As the new tank will be pressurised and…
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any combi boier can be repaired " online "
post model number / make / fault ???
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Homebase Buy 5L for the price of 2.5L Crown Paint Offer Debate
Hello all. There has been a bit of a debate and would like to hear the forum view on things. As an employee of the company and would like for myself to be kept secure in i'm not giving out my full name or what store i work in for fear of getting a telling off. There is an offer in work which is when you purchase 5 litres…
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scale ?
the water board is controlling scale and doing a good job
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What's the chance of extending?
Good afternoon everybody. Me and my husband have just moved house into our 'ever after' home. We have a two year old daughter, baby on the way and plan on having a third child within the next 4 years (I know, lets see how we cope with these two first!) The house has been extended on at the rear of the house with a one…
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Raised Bed Question
Hi I was just after some quick Advice, I am going to build a number of raised beds over the next few weeks ready for Spring next year, I was going to do 2 beds of 2400x1200x30 and 1 of 2400x1200x450 using 47x150x2400 decking joists. Do you think the width of these will be sufficient, I was going to plan on growing the…
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Leather restorer
Anyone here tried this stuff or similar? Does it work or is it a waste of money? Thanks http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Leather-Dye-Colour-Restorer-Faded-and-Worn-Leather-Sofa-Chair-Colour-Repair-/260902804016?pt=UK_HomeGarden_CLV_Cleaning_CA&var=&hash=item82669a3a73
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Dispute with roofer over added on charge
Hi all, Had roof renewed recently. Company quoted first and then I gave them the full spec which changed to include continuous soffit vents. They said would involve more carpentery and labour so bumped up the price by £500. I accepted quote - they did work, then half way through came and said the joists were rotted and…
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cold shower, hot water in taps...
hi all, i have a problem where my shower is only producing cold water. The water in the taps are hot but have started to lose pressure. I have been stung by plumbers before and was wondering if anyone might have an idea what it could be. The boiler is a potterton boiler, shower is a britton where it is built into the…
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My 24hrs with two strippers
Just thought you might be interested to hear about it. I am trying to strip some old lead paint and have turned to Peel away. There are a few differnt types so I ordered a sample of Peel away 1 and peel away 7 Here are my findings Peel away 1 :- Went through 100 years of paint but was patchy (i.e. some areas need a second…
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Specialist hinges bifold doors?
Hi, please does anyone know where I might be able to find hinges/brackets for bifold wardrobe doors? They are to hold the wardrobe handle in place. They are kind of like an L shaped bracket, but one of the flat sides has a rounded/oval fitting on it to accept the door handle. Unfortunately I don't know what make the…
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Double glazing - not happy!
Recently had double glazed uPVC sash windows fitted to my Edwardian house. I've had to have the fitters back numerous times to redo what should have been done first time around eg insulate gaps and they've had to replace 4 of the windows. Their attitude appears to revolves around getting their money rather than actually…
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Shoddy work and dispute with roofer
Hi there, I recently had a flat roof renewed and some lead flashing installed to re-seal a poorly taped seal between conservatory and back of house. Roofer has done work and it's patchy to say the least, but there are three of bigger bones of contention I'd be grateful for a 2nd or 3rd opinion on: 1 - During job he came to…
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a handyman for 2 hours
i have booked a handyman for 2 hours through the kgb website. have lots of finicky things to do ranging from putting toilet roll holder back on wall to redecorating. i obviously need to supply materials but what i am wondering is how much can i realistically expect him to do in 2 hours as i dont want to buy stuff he wont…
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Heating on/off or just on?
I currently rent a small flat in a large converted Victorian house. At the back of the flat we have double glazed patio doors leading to a double glazed conservatory. At the front (north-facing) is a large, single-glazed bay window. We have gas central heating and a combi boiler but no thermostat, so at the moment we…
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Help diagnose rangecooker electrical fault.
About time we got this fixed but I want a good idea what the fault is before getting an expert in... When oven has been on for a while an auxilliary fan comes on (I think its the same fan that comes on when we put the grill on); when the auxiliary fan turns off it trips the RCD at the main board (for the circuit which the…
